West Virginia Miners to Get Electronic Tracking Devices
Dibya Sarkar writes on FCW.com:
West Virginia lawmakers unanimously passed legislation Jan. 23 requiring miners to wear electronic tracking devices and carry wireless emergency communications equipment when working underground.
Swift passage of the bill was in direct response to the deaths of 14 miners in two separate incidents since the beginning of this year. A Jan. 2 explosion trapped 13 miners at the Sago mine in Upshur County, and only one survived. A Jan. 19 fire at the Aracoma mine in Logan County trapped two miners whose bodies were found two days later.
posted by Fergie @ 1/24/2006 10:14:00 AM
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